Today, this text forms a celebrated part of the British Library's large collection of Buddhist art objects, books, and illuminated manuscripts, some on public display for the first time in the library's Buddhism exhibition. In the accompanying book, Buddhism: Origins, Traditions and Contemporary Life, jointly edited by the exhibition's two curators, Jana Igunma and San San May, only three out of the rich variety of illustrations feature India. Woodblock printed work depicting and describing scenes from the life of the Buddha dated 1808, © British Library Board Buddhism British Library, London, UK, until Feb 23, 2020 https://www.bl.uk/events/Buddhism Andrew Robinson is the author of India: A Short History, published in paperback by Thames & Hudson in 2019.